Comparison of free high resolution digital elevation data sets (ASTER GDEM2, SRTM v2.1/v4.1) and validation against accurate heights from the Australian National Gravity Database

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 213-226

  Rexer, M ^a,b   Hirt, C ^a,b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

ASTER GDEM2; Australian National Gravity Database; DEM evaluation; digital elevation model; elevation accuracy; georeferencing; SRTM CGIAR CSI v4.1; SRTM3 USGS v2.1

Indexed keywords

ASTER; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; ELEVATION; LAND COVER; SHUTTLE RADAR TOPOGRAPHY MISSION; TERRAIN;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84898888652     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120099.2014.884983     Document Type: Article

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